2022–23 Montenegrin First League

The 2022–23 Montenegrin First League is the 17th season of the first tier association football in the country of Montenegro. The season began on 23 July 2022[1] and will be ended on 24 May 2023. The winners of the league will be qualified for a place in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League.[2]

Montenegrin First League
Season2022–23
Dates23 July 2022 – 24 May 2023
Matches played170
Goals scored415 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerTyrone Conraad
(24 goals)
Biggest home winSutjeska 5–0 Jedinstvo
(1 October 2022)
Biggest away winArsenal 0–4 Budućnost
(28 August 2022)
Petrovac 0–4 Sutjeska
(10 September 2022)
Jedinstvo 0–4 Sutjeska
(7 December 2022)
Highest scoringBudućnost 4–4 Petrovac
(9 April 2023)

Sutjeska were the defending champions having won the league in the previous season.[3]

Teams
2022–23 clubs

FK Podgorica (relegated after three years in the top flight) and Zeta (never relegated from the top flight) were relegated after finishing tenth in the previous season.[3] Jedinstvo (promoted after a five-year absence) and Arsenal (promoted for the first time in its history) will replace them in the league after earning promotion from the Montenegrin Second League as league champions in the previous season.[4]

Stadiums and locations
Team City Stadium Capacity
Arsenal Tivat Stadion u Parku 2,000
Budućnost Podgorica Stadion pod Goricom 15,230
Dečić Tuzi Stadion Tuško Polje 2,000
Iskra Danilovgrad Braća Velašević Stadium 2,500
Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje Gradski stadion 5,000
Jezero Plav Stadion Pod Racinom 2,500
Mornar Bar Stadion Topolica 2,500
Petrovac Petrovac Stadion Mitar Mićo Goliš 1,630
Rudar Pljevlja Stadion pod Golubinjom 5,140
Sutjeska Nikšić Stadion kraj Bistrice 5,214

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arsenal Montenegro Radislav Dragićević Montenegro Ćetko Manojlović Montenegro Lmp Porto Montenegro
Budućnost Montenegro Miodrag Džudović Montenegro Vasilije Terzić Germany Adidas Savana
Dečić Slovakia Juraj Jarábek Montenegro Jonathan Dreshaj Serbia Seven Castellana
Iskra Montenegro Aleksandar Nedović Montenegro Ognjen Obradović Spain Joma Lob
Jedinstvo Montenegro Vuko Bogavac Montenegro Momčilo Dulović Serbia NAAI Splendid Hotel
Jezero Montenegro Rade Petrović Montenegro Edis Redžepagić Italy Macron Samont
Mornar Montenegro Andrija Delibašić Montenegro Aleksandar Vujačić Serbia Seven Municipality of Bar
Petrovac Montenegro Dušan Ivanović Montenegro Zoran Mikijelj Italy Macron Municipality of Budva
Rudar Serbia Dragan Aničić Montenegro Aleksa Golubović Germany Adidas Elektroprivreda Crne Gore
Sutjeska Montenegro Nenad Brnović Montenegro Vladan Giljen Spain Joma Intersport

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Budućnost (T) 34 19 10 5 59 34 +25 67 Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
2 Sutjeska (T) 34 18 10 6 72 33 +39 64 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Dečić 34 11 14 9 41 35 +6 47
4 Arsenal 34 12 11 11 37 37 0 47
5 Jedinstvo 34 13 8 13 40 48 −8 47
6 Petrovac 34 10 12 12 45 54 −9 42
7 Mornar 34 11 8 15 29 39 −10 41
8 Jezero 34 8 13 13 30 36 −6 37 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9 Rudar (Y) 34 8 11 15 31 46 −15 35
10 Iskra (Y) 34 7 9 18 31 53 −22 30 Relegation to the Second League
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: Football Association of Montenegro (in Montenegrin)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (Y) Can at most reach relegation play-off

Results

Clubs were scheduled to play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.

Statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 7 May 2023[5]
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Netherlands Tyrone Conraad Sutjeska 24
2 Montenegro Žarko Korać Jedinstvo 12
3 Senegal Mendy Mamadou Petrovac 9
Montenegro Vuk Striković Sutjeska
5 Argentina Rodrigo Faust Petrovac 8
Argentina Julián Montenegro Arsenal
7 Montenegro Fatos Bećiraj Dečić/Mornar 7
Montenegro Boris Cmiljanić Dečić
Montenegro Dragan Grivić Sutjeska

See also

References
  1. "Utvrđen raspored takmičenja u Telekom 1. CFL i 2. CFL" (in Montenegrin). Football Association of Montenegro. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. "Access list 2021-24" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. "First League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. "Second League". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. "FSCG.me". Retrieved 2022-07-24.
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